Peking University, October 23, 2026: German Ambassador to China Philipp Ackermann visited Peking University (PKU) on Oct. 17 and met with PKU President Gao Song to discuss China-Germany academic cooperation. Ackermann also attended the opening of the German Food Festival.



Gao congratulated Ackermann on his appointment and outlined PKU's development and cooperation with German universities and research institutions. He noted that Germany is an important source of PKU's international students from Europe and that the "China Deep Dive" summer program for outstanding German students, held this summer, had also received a positive response.

Ackermann thanked PKU for its hospitality and introduced the German Embassy's efforts to promote cooperation between Germany and China. Highlighting the productive cooperation between PKU and leading German universities, Ackermann reaffirmed Germany's commitment to advancing further exchanges and dialogue among the two countries' academic and research communities.

Following the meeting, PKU Vice President Dong Zhiyong and Ackermann attended the opening ceremony of the German Food Festival, where both delivered remarks.





Written by: Zhang Wenjun
Edited by: Ma Xuan, Chen Shizhuo
Source: PKU News (Chinese)